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Dole June Las 1967 . —-

©. C. POISSOT, interviewed at Natchez, Mississippi, was made aware of the identities of the interviewing Agents Ho

and voluntarily furnished the following information. threats or promises were made to POISSOT to induce him to

furnish any of this information. He advised he understood that any information furnished by him could be used in a court of law.

POISSOT stated he was born November 1, 1930, in

Urania, Louisiana.

POISSOT stated that during the Summer of 1965, he was residing in Ferriday, Louisiana, and became acquainted

with one DOUG NUGENT of the King Hotel in Ferriday. Sometime during July, 1965, NUGENT asked POISSOT

Unit of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Louisiana. At that time, he said JAMES SCAROBOROUGH of

Ferriday, Louisiana, was the Exalted Cyclops of this unit. After being sworn in, he attended meetings o of this mit on a weekly basis until he left the Ferriday | to San Antonio, Texas, about the aa ae toe et 1965. He stated that since December, 1965, he

Klan activity and has not associated with any

members . POISSOT advised that about three weeks to a

month before FRANK MORRIS' shoeshop in Ferriday ss.

burned, early 1965, FRANK DE LAUGHTER, Deputy

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